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Dec. 28 1926.

1,612,279 A. R. FRIEDLINE BURIAL GARMENT Filed May 15. 1926 Patented Dec. 28, 19 216.

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ALMEDA ROSE FBIEDLLE'E, OF MON'ROEVELLE, INDIANA.

BURIAL GARMENT.

Application filed May 15,

The present invention relates to burial garments and aims to provide a novel and improved shroud having aneat and attractive appearance as well as being adjustable or adaptable to bodies of different sizes. 7

Another object is the provision of a burial shroud or garment which may be manufactured economically and conveniently in quantities, without the necessity for making the garments in a large variety of sizes, and the same size garment being conveniently used for bodies within a fairly large range in sizes.

A further object is the provision of a burial garment or shroud having its lower or skirt portion of cheaper or sham material, in combination with a robe to be disposed over said skirt portion, for concealing same, and to lend a pleasing appearance to the garment.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed it being understood that changes can be. made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the ac companying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view of the burial garment and robe as applied.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the garment.

The body 7 of the garment may be made of any suitable fabric or material, and the lower or skirt portion 8 thereof may be composed of cheaper or sham material, especially when concealed from view by the robe as hereinafter referred to. The sleeves 9 of the body are preferably of the same material as the body 7.

The body of the garment is divided down the back, as at 10, from the neck to the lower end of the garment to enable'the garment to be opened at the back and readily applied on the corpse. Snap fasteners 11 or other suitable attaching elements are provided along the edges of the division 10 for fastening said edges together.

The front of the garment has reentrant plaits or folds 12 extending lengthwise at opposite sides of the longitudinal center line,

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with a space between said folds, and a broad panel 13 behind said space. The folds 12 enable the width of the front portion of the garment to be increased, by separating the opposite side portions of the garment, in which event the folds 12 are reduced in width. The folds 12 extend from the lower end of the garment to the shoulders thereof, and therefore enable the body of the garment to be expanded for bodies of larger size than the smallest body for which the garment is designed.

Lace or other suitable edgings 14: are sewed or otherwise attached to the adjacent or outer portions of the folds l2, and extend from' about the waist line upwardly along the neck portion of the garment to the division 10. The edgings 1 1 not only provide an ornamental appearance, but, in overlapping the panel 13 from the waist line upwardly will partially conceal said panel, and will also hide the folds 12.

Ribbons 15 are stitched to the adjacent or outer portions of the folds 12 at the lower ends of the edgings 141, and the lower ends of said edgings are preferably sewed to said ribbons 15. The ribbons 15 are tied together, preferably in the form of a bow, as seen in Fig. 1, for contracting the waist portion of the garment on the body. and the edgings 141 being attached to said laces will result in said edgings being held in place over the panel 13.

The upper end portion of the panel 13 is preferably gathered, as at 16, for purpose of appearance, and to contract the upper portion of the panel in front of the neck, and ribbons 17 are stitched, as at 18, to the shoulder portions of the garment at the opposite sides of the neck, and may be tied together in a bow in front of the panel 13, as seen in Fig. 1. In order to hold the neck portion of the garment contracted, after adjustment on the body. the outer or adjacent portions of the folds 12 are preferably stitched. as at 19, to the panel 13. it being noted that the folds 12 extend to the shoulders of the garment so that the adjustment in width may be regulated from the neck down.

A robe 20 is provided to cover the skirt portion 8 of the garment and the feet of the corpse, and the upper surface of said robe is preferably of the same material as the body 7 of the garment, while the lower surface of the'robe may be of the same or different material, preferably of a different color. Ribbon bows 21 are secured to the lower surface of the robe at one upper corner, so that said upper corner portion may be folded back over the robe, as seen in Fig. l, to add to the appearance of the combination shroud and robe. The robe 20 conceals the sham skirt portion 8, and when the robe is not used the skirt portion 8 may be of the same material. as the body 7 of the garment.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is;-

1. A burial garment comprisinga body having reentrant opposite side front folds spaced apart and a panel connecting said folds behind the space between them, and edgings attached to the adjacentportions of said folds to overlap said panel and conceal the folds.

2. A burial garment comprising a body having reentrant opposite side front folds spaced apart and a panel connecting said folds behind the space between them, ribbons attached to the adjacent portions of said folds to be tied together for contracting the body. and edgings attached to said adjacent portions of the folds and to said ribbons to overlap said panel and conceal said folds.

3. A burial garment comprising a body having reentrant opposite side front folds spaced apart and a panel connecting said folds behind the space between them said folds extending from the shoulders to the lower end of the body ribbons attached to the adjacent portions of said folds at the waist line of the body and adapted to be tied together for contractingthe body, and edgings attached to said adjacent portions of the folds and extending from said ribbons to the neck of the garment, the lower ends of said edn ings being attached to said ribbons to cause said edgings to overlap said panel.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

ALMEDA ROSE FR-IEDLINE. 

